Summary:
- The article discusses the claim that there is a "reading crisis" in the United States, which suggests that students' reading skills are declining.
- The author, Paul Thomas, argues that this "reading crisis" is overblown and that there is no evidence to support the idea that reading skills are significantly declining.
- Thomas suggests that the focus on the "reading crisis" is often used to justify policies and reforms that may not actually address the real issues facing education, such as poverty and inequality.